REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
January 31, 2019
FROM: SCOTT L. MOZIER, PE, Director
Public Works Department
BY: ANDREW J. BENELLI, PE, City Engineer/Assistant Director
Public Works Department, Traffic Operations and Planning Division
JONATHAN BARTEL, Supervising Engineering Technician
Public Works Department, Traffic Operations and Planning Division
SUBJECT
Title
RESOLUTION - Approving the Final Map of Tract No. 6207 and accepting dedicated public uses offered therein except for dedications offered subject to City acceptance of developer installed required improvements - Southeast corner of North Friant Road and East Copper River Drive (Council District 6)
Body
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council adopt a resolution approving the Final Map of Tract No. 6207 and accepting the dedicated public uses offered therein, to authorize the Public Works Director or his designee to execute the subdivision agreement on behalf of the City.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Subdivider, Las Brisas Builders, Inc., a California Corporation, (Kevin Assemi, President), has filed for approval, the Final Map of Tract No. 6207 of Vesting Tentative Map No. 6207, for a 44-lot single-family residential planned development subdivision with and one outlot to for private street and public utility purposes, one outlot for storm drainage purposes and two outlots for landscaping, open space and common area purposes, located on the Southeast corner of North Friant Road and East Copper River Drive on 10.74 gross acres.
BACKGROUND
The Fresno City Planning Commission on July 18, 2018, adopted Resolution No. 13541 approving Vesting Tentative Map No. 6207 (Tentative Map) for a 44-lot single-family residential planned development subdivision on 9.88 net acres at an overall density of 4.45 dwelling units per acre. The Tentative Map was approved consistent with the Fresno General Plan and the Woodward Park Community Plan to comply with the provisions of the Subdivision Map Act. The approval of Vesting Tentative Map No. 6207 will expire on July 18, 2020. The Final Map is technically correct and conforms to the approved Tentative Map, the Subdivision Map Act and the Fresno Municipal Code. The provisions of Section 66474.1 of the Subdivision Map Act require a final map that is in substantial compliance with the approved tentative map to be approved by the City Council.
The Subdivider has satisfied all other conditions of approval by executing the Subdivision Agreement for Tract No. 6207, submitted securities in the total amount of $258,000.00 to guarantee the completion and acceptance of the public improvements and $129,000.00 for a payment security and has paid the miscellaneous and development impact fees due as a condition of approval for the Final Map in the amount of $154,834.74. Covenants have been executed to defer eligible development impact fees totaling $581,421.04 to the time of issuance of building permit and final occupancy of each unit. The City Attorney’s Office has approved all documents as to form and the Risk Management Division has approved all security bonds and insurance certificates.
Maintenance District: A condition of approval of the Tentative Map is to maintain the landscaping and irrigation systems within street and landscaping easements, concrete curbs and gutters, valley gutters, entrance median curbs, median island and entrance street decorative concrete, hardscapes, sidewalks, curb ramps, street lighting, interior street paving, street furniture, pilasters, and street name signage within and adjacent to the Final Map in accordance with the adopted standards of the City. The Subdivider has satisfied the maintenance requirement for this Final Map with the establishment of City’s Community Facility District No. 12 (CFD-12) which the City Council approved on July 19, 2006.
ENVIRONMENTAL FINDINGS
Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15268(b)(3), approval of final subdivision maps is a ministerial action and is exempt from the requirements of CEQA.
LOCAL PREFERENCE
Local preference was not considered because this resolution does not include a bid or award of a construction or services contract.
FISCAL IMPACT
The Final Map is located in Council District 6. There will be no impact to the City’s General Fund. Approval by the Council will result in timely deliverance of the review and processing of the Final Map as is reasonably expected by the Subdivider. Prudent financial management is demonstrated by the expeditious completion of this Final Map inasmuch as the Subdivider has paid the City a fee for the processing of this Final Map and that fee is, in turn, funding the respective operations of the Public Works Department.
Attachments:
-Resolution
-Final Map of Tract No. 6207